RFMW Ltd. announced a distribution agreement with Microsemi Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc. Under the agreement, RFMW is franchised to market and sell the Microsemi radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave product offerings in the Americas. Microsemi offers a broad product portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions catered to the specific needs of the aerospace and defense, communications, data center and industrial markets. The company also designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of RF/microwave power transistors, filters, diodes, MMIC amplifiers and control components, which will be available to RFMW customers as part of the…
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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a balanced return path amplifier serving DOCSIS 3.1 applications in head-end CMTS equipment, optical nodes and residential amplifiers or as a post-amplifier for return path optical receivers. Qorvo’s QPB2328 spans 5 to 210MHz with dual amplifiers configurable for balanced operation and providing 17.5dB of gain. Designed to provide a low noise, high gain option using an 8V power supply, the QPB2328 can also be used in 5V, single ended applications with reduced linearity requirements. At 8V, this IC provides low noise (3.5dB) with OIP3 of 46dBm and P1dB of 27dBm. Offered in…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a fully integrated front-end module (FEM) from Skyworks Solutions. The SKY85309-11, 2.4 GHz FEM incorporates a 2.4 GHz single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) transmit/receive (T/R) switch, a 2.4 GHz low-noise amplifier (LNA) with bypass, and a 2.4 GHz power amplifier (PA) intended for high-power 802.11ac applications and systems. Providing 27dBM power out while drawing 555mA from a 5V supply, the SKY85309-11 serves access points, routers and gateways. Transmit gain of 32dB improves SoC linearity. Receive gain of 13dB with noise figure of 2.2dB improves receiver sensitivity and range. Offered in a 3x5mm QFN package.
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 75 ohm Digital Step Attenuator (DSA). The Qorvo QPC3624 offers 6-bits of attenuation with 0.5dB LSB step size providing 31.5dB of attenuation range from 47 to 2000MHz. Featuring overshoot-free transient switching between attenuation steps, the QPC3624 is ideal for 75 ohm applications such as optical nodes, point-to-point, MDU amplifiers, pre-amplifier attenuation, inter-stage attenuation, return attenuation, AGC and tilt control. High linearity (IIP3 >55dBm), fast switching speed of <500nS and low insertion loss of 1.2dB typify performance. This switch features three control modes: serial, latched parallel and direct parallel programming. Qorvo offers…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a high power, high isolation SPDT switch from Aethercomm. Employed in communication and electronic warfare (EW) systems where high power, low loss and excellent isolation are required, model number SSHPS 1.0-2.5-200 handles up to 200W CW RF power from 1,000 to 2,500MHz. Mid-band insertion loss is only 0.7dB while typical isolation is 48dB. Maximum current draw from a +28 Vdc supply is 750 mA. The SSHPS 1.0-2.5-200 is rated for operation over -30 to +70 degrees C and up to 15,000 feet altitude. This Aethercomm switch meets Mil Standard shock and vibration…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for Southwest Antennas’ 2×2 sector antennas for MIMO / MANET radio systems. The 1055-345 is designed for Federal Law Enforcement C-Band frequencies from 4.4 to 5.0GHz. Model 1055-346 covers Federal Law Enforcement S-Band frequencies from 2.2 to 2.3GHz. Both antennas offer 10dBi minimum gain and handle RF power levels up to 50W. These 2×2 antennas offer 56 degrees of azimuth beamwidth featuring a dual polarized design with 1x 45 degree slant left and 1x 45 degree slant right. The polarization and spatial diversity provided by 45° left/right slant elements within the radome offers…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a high power, SMT RF switch. The RFuW Engineering model number MSW3T-3200-150 is a single-pole, three-throw switch capable of handling 100W of CW RF power over the range of 50 to 3000MHz. Peak power handling is up to 200 Watts. The MSW3T-3200-150 utilizes PIN diodes for high reliability and low insertion loss of <0.5dB. Hybrid manufacturing processes yield superior performance offering IP3 >65dBm. Typical usage includes high reliability, mission critical applications such as Radar T/R Modules, Switch Bank Filters and Mil-Com Radios. Offered in a small form factor (9mm x 6mm x…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for solderless PCB connectors from Rosenberger. Easily mounted to printed circuit boards using standard screws, these connectors are cost-effective yet designed to provide excellent return loss values for frequencies up to 70 GHz. Offering reduced installation time, these economic PCB connectors are rated to >500 mating cycles for applications such as test and measurement, chip testing fixtures, board characterization and communication interconnects. Rosenberger provides connector interfaces to RPC-1.85, RPC-2.40, RPC-2.92 and RPC-3.50. Part Number Connector Type Frequency Range (GHz) 03K721-40M 3.5 mm Straight 26.5 02K721-40M 2.92 mm Straight 40.0 09K721-40M 2.4 mm Straight…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for high-power, plastic packaged LDMOS transistors. NXP’s MRF300AN and MRF300BN provide RF power in ubiquitous TO-247 and TO-220 power packages offering a variety of easy mounting options. Supporting HF and VHF frequencies up to 250MHz, these 300W, unmatched transistors are used for ISM, VHF TV broadcast, sub-GHz aerospace and mobile radio applications. They may also be considered for Switch Mode power supplies. Narrowband reference circuits share the same PCB layout for quickly generating new designs. Gain ranges as high as 27dB with efficiencies to 82%. The MRF300AN and MRF300BN offer mirrored pin-outs to…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for an ultra-low-noise, bypass LNA. The Qorvo QPL9097 spans 3300 to 4200MHz for 5G massive MIMO base station receiver applications as well as repeaters and tower mounted amplifiers. The integrated bypass function offers high linearity in bypass mode (IIP3 is 35dBm). Mid-band noise figure is rated at 1dB. Providing 22dB of gain, the amplifier is specified at 32dBm OIP3 in LNA mode. The QPL9097 is offered in a 2x2mm DFN package.